The Results of Proper Behavior

Staff members use many strategies to encourage and recognize appropriate behavior among students. Our school-wide process seeks to emphasize that behaving appropriately is its own reward. However, we will also endeavor to recognize students who are working diligently and behaving appropriately. To that end, we do the following: 

1. Catch students doing good

All staff members have an endless supply of “Caught Ya Doing Good” certificates that they use to recognize the occasions when students behave in an exceptionally positive way. All certificates are submitted to the office and posted for the month. 

2. Recognize Students of the Month

At the end of each month, teachers submit the names of two students from their classroom who exhibited positive behavior for the month in relation to a designated theme. The nominees are announced over the intercom and published in the school newsletter and one name from each grade area is drawn for a prize. 

3. Reward Excellence

The school recognizes positive behaviors (academic and social) through several different awards given out regularly. These include the Northern Saskatchewan Student Achievement Awards, The Lieutenant Governors Awards, and the Student Representative Councils awards for Academic Achievement, School Spirit and Diligence. Additionally, a wide variety of prizes and motivators are distributed at the elementary level.

4. Encourage students to Work Off Minor Incidents

Teachers will record incidences of incomplete assignments and minor behavior infractions. To encourage students to take responsibility for their actions, a student may approach the teacher within one school day of the incident to discuss and arrange a way to work off the recorded incident. The incident may remain on record, but a note will be included to indicate the student’s effort to take responsibility for the incident.

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